Control of a medical device

Abstract

Methods of controlling at least one medical device wherein at least one adapter allows communication among the medical device and other devices. The methods include analysis of a representation of a unique biologic identifier of a person or device that is providing or receiving medical information.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for reformatting medical information by an electronic adapter, comprising the steps of:
 receiving and storing, by an adapter, biologic identification information (“ID-I”) pertaining to a registered recipient of medical information, wherein said biologic ID-I includes information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person registered to receive medical information (“registered recipient”); 
 receiving, from a first device, by the adapter, medical information having a first format, wherein the first format is compatible with the first device; 
 receiving, from a second device, by the adapter, provisional biologic ID-I pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person attempting to receive the medical information (“attempting recipient”); 
 comparing, by the adapter, the provisional biologic ID-I of the attempting recipient with the biologic ID-I of the registered recipient to determine an ID-I match between the received provisional biologic ID-I of said attempting recipient and the stored biologic ID-I of said registered recipient; 
 upon determining said ID-I match, generating, by the adapter, medical information having a second format from the medical information having the first format, wherein the second format is compatible with the second device; and 
 providing, by the adapter, the medical information having the second format to the second device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a medical sensor device. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a medical management device. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a medical records device. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a communications device. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a patient permission input device. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a medical management device. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a medical records device. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a communications device. 
     
     
       10. A method for reformatting medical information by an electronic adapter, comprising the steps of:
 receiving and storing, by an adapter,
 biologic identification information (“ID-I”) pertaining to a registered provider of medical information, wherein the provider biologic ID-I (“provider ID-I”) includes information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person registered to provide medical information (“registered provider”); and 
 biologic ID-I pertaining to a registered recipient of medical information, wherein the recipient biologic ID-I (“recipient ID-I”) includes information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person registered to receive medical information (“registered recipient”); 
 
 receiving, from a first device, by the adapter,
 medical information having a first format, wherein the first format is compatible with the first device; and 
 provisional biologic ID-I including information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person attempting to provide the medical information (“attempting provider”); 
 
 comparing, by the adapter, the provisional biologic ID-I of the attempting provider with the biologic ID-I of the registered provider to determine a provider ID-I match between the received provisional biologic ID-I of the attempting provider and the stored biologic ID-I of said registered provider; 
 receiving, from a second device, by the adapter, provisional biologic ID-I including information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of a person attempting to receive the medical information (“attempting recipient”); 
 comparing, by the adapter, the provisional biologic ID-I of the attempting recipient with the biologic ID-I of the registered recipient to determine a recipient ID-I match between the received provisional biologic ID-I of the attempting recipient and the stored biologic ID-I of the registered recipient; 
 upon determining both said provider ID-I match and said recipient ID-I match, generating, by the adapter, medical information having a second format from the medical information having the first format, wherein the second format is compatible with the second device; and 
 providing to the second device, by the adapter, the medical information having the second format. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the additional steps of:
 receiving and storing, by the adapter,
 biologic identification information (“ID-I”) pertaining to an additional registered provider of medical information, wherein the provider biologic ID-I (“additional provider ID-I”) includes information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of an additional person registered to provide medical information (“additional registered provider”); and 
 biologic ID-I pertaining to an additional registered recipient of medical information, wherein the recipient biologic ID-I (“additional recipient ID-I”) includes information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of an additional person registered to receive medical information (“additional registered recipient”); 
 
 receiving, from the second device, by the adapter,
 additional medical information having a second format, wherein the second format is compatible with the second device; and 
 additional provisional biologic ID-I including information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of an additional person attempting to provide the additional medical information (“additional attempting provider”); 
 
 comparing, by the adapter, the provisional biologic ID-I of the additional attempting provider with the biologic ID-I of the additional registered provider to determine an additional provider ID-I match between the received provisional biologic ID-I of the additional attempting provider and the stored biologic ID-I of the additional registered provider; 
 receiving, from the first device, by the adapter, provisional biologic ID-I including information pertaining to a unique anatomic feature of an additional person attempting to receive the medical information (“additional attempting recipient”); 
 comparing, by the adapter, the provisional biologic ID-I of the additional attempting recipient with the biologic ID-I of the additional registered recipient to determine an additional recipient ID-I match between the received provisional biologic ID-I of the additional attempting recipient and the stored biologic ID-I of the additional registered recipient; 
 upon determining both said additional provider ID-I match and said additional recipient ID-I match, generating, by the adapter, additional medical information having the first format from the additional medical information having the second format, wherein the first format is compatible with the first device; and 
 providing to the first device, by the adapter, the additional medical information having the first format. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein
 the additional registered provider ID-I comprises the same information as the registered recipient ID-I; and 
 the additional registered provider is the same person as the registered recipient. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , wherein
 the additional registered recipient ID-I comprises the same information as the registered provider ID-I; and 
 the additional registered recipient is the same person as the registered provider. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 11 , wherein
 the additional registered provider ID-I comprises information which differs from the information comprised by the registered recipient ID-I; and 
 the additional registered provider is not the same person as the registered recipient. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 11 , wherein
 the additional registered recipient ID-I comprises information which differs from the information comprised by the registered provider ID-I; and 
 the additional registered recipient is not the same person as the registered provider. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a medical management device. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a medical records device. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medical information comprises receiving information from a communications device. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 10 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a medical management device. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 10 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a medical records device. 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 10 , wherein providing the medical information comprises providing information to a communications device.